JACK LADDER IS A LEGEND

Last night I saw a rock star. Remember them? We used to have them. We still do, they are mostly just old rock stars now.

His name is Tim Rogers, aka JACK LADDER

His performance well after midnight last evening at THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES was in short, epic.

It felt like I had been transported back in time to the mid-'80's and was catching one of my 'time-machine wishes' bands perform early shows in a little club. It didn't feel 2010, but in that I don't mean that it doesn't sound contemporary > it's more about how it didn't feel like what everyone else seems to be doing these days (long, meandering songs, lo-fi, purposely being so deep and obscure, indie folk, electro indie, white belts, dogs chasing the tail). This set of music was more about a band that clearly has a vision and dare I say, personality? And long in personality are the members of Jack Ladder. Frontman/hobgobblin Tim Rogers stands on the tall side of 6"5", maybe even 6'7" and is one tall drink of water. Donny Benet on bass looked like he slipped away on his rumspringa from the Amish farm he was raised on and learned the bass by studying old Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds records. And then there is Kirin J Callinan (see below). On their myspace page he is listed as "guitar, blood", and I'm still trying to process what this guy is all about, and I mean that in the best possible way. Anyone that can rock the pants, or shall I say - green velvet knickers and not miss a beat is someone I can idolize. What Kirin was doing with his TABLE of pedals and even more importantly, with the chords and his dance moves, was stunning. Everything about the set was dangerous, inventive, and really just wild, like a scene out of 'Wild At Heart' and Jack/Tim was Nicholas Cage.

Kirin J Callinan - playing "blood"

The crew I was standing next to all felt we had just witnessed one of those special performances that you'll someday fondly look back on and be grateful you were present.

Photos by Matt Draper

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES TONIGHT @ 3 CLUBS

Tonight @ 3 Clubs in Hollywood it's another edition of THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES.

This month we have some incredible bands that should already be on your radar.

Headlining from Australia, it's the 6'5" JACK LADDER (aka Tim Rogers) still in country post-SXSW and ready to bring his NICK CAVE fronting SUICIDE sounds to us in the perfect vamp-setting that is the back room of 3 Clubs. Jack Ladder and company have already received a ton of acclaim down south, winning the 2008 AMP Red Bull Prize for Best Album for Love is Gone (Spunk) and opening for Aussie super group Wolfmother.

LA's own PEPPER RABBIT have been playing all of The Rumble West Coast dates and we couldn't be more excited to have this three piece from Silver Lake. Even this morning we've been getting emails from San Francisco Rumblers that caught them last night raving on their performance.

Opening up from Fullerton, CA, it's REGRETS & BRUNETTES, someone we've had our eye on for some time and then Kevin at Buzzbands.la reached out and snagged them for the party.

The party is FREE - 3 Clubs is located on the corner of Vine and Santa Monica Blvd.

The Rumble: Los Angeles is brought to you by Future Sounds, BMI, RM64, Buzzbands.LA, Stranded In Stereo & Spin Earth

FUTURE SOUNDS RADIO DEBUTS 1.18.10

More information on bands that debuted this week on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show on WOXY....

NOTTEE
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Somewhere in Sweden
TRACK: Control

Sweden's NOTTEE has a way about her that leaves me feeling naughty indeed. Her name is Nova Drougge and she's making a run at LYKKE LI for foxy Swede. Kitsune is already onto it.

MONOGOLD
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn
TRACK: Dead Sea Minerals

Yet another Brooklyn act with electro-indie vibes, MONOGOLD has already grabbed press quotes from Spin and Deli Magazine NY, and now the Johnny-come-lately Future Sounds team spilled into the party. Unsigned

NEON TREES
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Provo, UT
TRACK: Animal

A major label band that wasn't from the UK slipped into our show, how did it happen? Well, we liked the music, and Mercury US operates like an indie at times anyway. In town playing Spaceland for the Club NME night this Wednesday.

THE STATIC JACKS
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Westfield, New Jersey
TRACK: My Parent's Lied

New Jersey's THE STATIC JACKS are working hard to right the possibly insurmountable wrong that MTV's 'Jersey Shore' has done the Garden State. Playing the Mercury Lounge in NY on the 23rd and then to SXSW. Unsigned

THE PADDLE BOAT
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: San Diego
TRACK: Air Conditioned Nightmare

Part of a San Diego triple-threat that came courtesy of our buds at Sezio, THE PADDLE BOAT has been making wavves (I couldn't resist) loud enough that we've been hearing the name splashed around before finally hearing the sound. Single Screen Records

THE VISION OF A DYING WORLD
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: San Diego
TRACK: Mantra/What Is And What Is Not

I need more music from this band, as this song, "Mantra/What Is And What Is Not" opens up into an amazing creation, and there must be more behind this curtain. Single Screen Records

BLACK MAMBA
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: San Diego
TRACK: Lacewings

Finishing out the SD trifecta it's BLACK MAMBA, a band with a striking sound that is also on Single Screen Records. There is something in the water down in San Diego and it ain't Montezuma's Revenge.

TWIN SHADOW
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN:
TRACK: Castles In The Snow

I can tell I'm going to like this TWIN SHADOW character, just look at the man with the yellow balloon. This song, "Castles In The Snow" is fantastic. Unsigned

BAD SPORTS
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Denton, Texas
TRACK: Face Like That

BAD SPORTS, another brilliant band name! The garage rock sound is as dirty and nasty as the floor in a Napa Auto Parts. Dig it! Unsigned

JACK LADDER
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Sydney, Australia
TRACK: Forgotten

He's 6'5" and has been described as sounding like NICK CAVE fronting SUICIDE. Thought that would grab your attention. We haven't heard anything this Cave-like since O. CHILDREN. Look for Jack at SXSW this March. Spunk Records (AU)

THE SATIN PEACHES
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Detroit
TRACK: Well Well Well Well

I've been hearing about these Peaches for some time, wild rumors about a band that was going to swallow us up, and finally the Golden Sugar Bear sent us some music. Unsigned

HAIR ENVELOPE

MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Seattle
TRACK: Largo Lagos

You have to be intrigued at the very least when you run across a band named HAIR ENVELOPE, and this led to quite a discovery from Seattle. This photo only makes the curiosity boil over that much more. Unsigned

THE RHONE OCCUPATION
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
TRACK: I Know I Did You Wrong

Kevin @ Buzzbands.LA tipped us on THE RHONE OCCUPATION and we liked what we heard so they are now playing with JAGUAR LOVE at February's RUMBLE: LA party @ 3 Clubs. Unsigned and they are giving their EP away for free on their Myspace page.

CHERRY CHAPSTICK
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Boston/Montreal
TRACK: The Drop

We were tipped off on this electro-indie outfit that shares time in Boston and Montreal by CHASING KINGS, and so we investigated and fell into a sticky mess of tracks that will all get FS radio play. Unsigned.

SPIRITS
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
TRACK: Open The Door

The Pittsburgh of Canada (Hamilton) brings us this band that isn't afraid of '80's influences that also mixes contemporary sounds, a la fellow Northerners, THE DELAYS. I need more music from this act, because everything I've heard thus far is of high caliber. Sonic Unyon Records

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 1.18.10

FUTURE SOUNDS #51 - 1/18/10

Stornoway – Zorbing – Zorbing Single – Unsigned
Nottee – Control – Single – Unsigned
Daisy Dares You – No. 1 Enemy – Single – RCA Records
Monogold – Dead Sea Minerals – We Animals – Unsigned
JJ – Ecstacy - nº 2 – RCRDLBL.COM

BREAK

Jaguar Love – Polaroids & Red Wine – Hologram Jams – Fat Possum
Neon Trees – Animal – In Our Youth – Mercury Records
Imagine Dragons – Cover Up – Imagine Dragons EP – Unsigned
The Static Jacks – My Parents Lied – Laces – Unsigned
Lilofee – Where The Fallen Stars Lay – The Only Years – Unsigned

BREAK

The Paddle Boat – Air Conditioned Nightmare – I Wonder If the Water Ever Tires Of The Sea? – Single Screen Records
The Vision Of A Dying World – Mantra/ What Is And What Is Not - I Will Not Fear What I Don't Understand EP – Single Screen Records
Black Mamba – Lacewings – Lacewings – Single Screen Records
Congratulations – Juice & Syrup – Juice & Syrup Single – Brave Records
Twin Shadow – Castles In The Snow – Demos – Unsigned

BREAK

Bad Sports – Face Like That – Demos – Unsigned
Apes Of Wrath – Bad Advice – Apes Of Wrath – Unsigned
Cat Party – Further Into The Ordinary – Cat Party – Unsigned
English Teeth – Invasion – English Teeth EP – Unsigned
Jack Ladder – Forgotten – Forgotten – Spunk Records

BREAK

The Satin Peaches – Well Well Well Well – Demos – Unsigned
Hair Envelope – Largo Lagos – Demos - Unsigned
The Rhone Occupation – I Know I Did You Wrong – Would It Kill You To Talk This Out – Unsigned
Mr. Gnome – Today Brings A Bomb - Heave Yer Skeleton – El Marko Records
Aushua – Limbo – Limbo EP – Unsigned

BREAK

THE HOT 5
Brilliant Colors – Absolutely Anything – Introducing – Slumberland
Cherry Chapstick – The Drop – Silencer EP – Unsigned
Chasing Kings – The Current State Of Our Future – The Current State of Our Future EP – Unsigned
Spirits – Open The Door – Spirits – Sonic Unyon Records
Bear Hands – What A Drag – What A Drag Single – Cantora Records

END OF PROGRAM

* Bold denotes FS radio show debut